EDUCATION:

-M.S. in Marine Ecology, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), 1985.Thesis: Effects of the 1984 El Niño on the summer phytoplankton of a B.C. upwelling zone.Advisor: Dr. Saúl Alvarez Borrego
-B.A. in Oceanography, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California (UABC), 1981.Thesis: Some chemical properties indicators of coastal upwelling events and of the California Undercurrent in an area off Punta Colonet, B.C..Advisor: Dr. Manuel Acosta Ruiz
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS:
- Fisheries Ecology and Marine Conservation.
LANGUAGES:
- Fluent in Spanish and English.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
University Full Time Professor, 1981-present time.
Courses:Coastal Lagoon Ecol.; Biol. Oceanogr.; Plankton Ecology.
University Half Time Professor, 1977-1980.
Position: Scuba Diving Instructor.
PUBLICATIONS: 10 Refereed Papers (4 selected below)
-Cooperation on the protection of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems: The Gulf of Maine and the Bight of the Californias; Lessons learned to 2000. UNESCO. 2000.
-Age and Growth of Astraea undosa Wood (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Baja California, Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science. Vol. 59, No. 1. July 1996.
-Management of Coastal Zone Fragments. In: Salazar-Vallejo, S.I. and M.E. González (eds.), 1993. Biodiversidad Marina y Costera de México. Com. Nal. Biodiversidad y CIQRO, México: 181-193.
-Effects of the 1984 El Niño on the summer phytoplankton of a Baja California upwelling zone. Journal of Geophysical Research. (1987) 92 (13): 14383-14386.

CONFERENCES: 20 international (4 selected below)
-Coastal Zone 99. San Diego,Cal.USA.1999. International progress in implementing the Global Program of action for the protection of the Marine environment from land-Based Activities (GPA).
-I Latinoamerican Congress on C. Zone Management.. Ensenada, B.C. 1991. Importance of the ecosistemic approach for fisheries administration in B.C., México.
-The Chapman Conference on El Niño. Guayaquil, Ecuador. 27-31 October, 1986. The 1984 El Niño Effects on the summer phytoplankton on a Baja California Upwelling - Zone.
-CalCOFI Conf. Idylwild, Cal. USA. October, 1985. Day to Day Variations of the Photosynthetic Parameters of Phytoplankton of a Coastal Upwelling Zone.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
-1998-2005. General Director of Research and Graduate Studies. Universidad Autónoma de Baja California.
-2000-present. Member of the Advisory Committee of the Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research & Policy (SCERP).
-1996-1998. Director of Marine Science School, UABC.
-1993-1996. Academic Subdirector of the Institute of Oceanographic Research, UABC.
GRANTS RECEIVED:
USAID-ALO Grant 2003. Master´s Degree in Transborder Public Administration and Governance. Co-PI. SDSU.UABC.
Research Grant 1987-1990. SEP. Integral evaluation of the marine resources with economic potential in the west coast of B.C. PI.
STUDENT SUPERVISION:
MASTERS.- Five graduated students.
BACHELORS.- Ten graduated with thesis.
HONORS AND AWARDS:
-Member: B. C. Science & Tech. Council. 2002-present.
-Member: National Research System (México-SNI).- 1989-1994.
-Member: Fondo Mixto CONACYT BC, 2001-2003.
-Project and Programs Reviewer for SEP, SIMAC and CONACYT, 2000-2005.